My M5 restoration and other E34 stuff.

[Dj Buttchug]

this headlight job is beautiful. Im going to try my luck with a set of US lights and see how they come out

[SpecRaceM5]

Got new Euro trim the other day so this morning I swapped out my textured trim with new smooth trim. The front filler was smooth so the texture everywhere else bugged me a bit. Much better now.


Found my car's signature while I was at it.

And got my Carbtune Pro in the other day so when I do my engine work I can reseal and resync the throttle bodies.


I've been inventorying all the new parts I have hoping I don't miss anything. I'm pretty much there and need to find time to tear the motor down.

[dericksc]

This is one of the better restore threads I've seen on an E34 M5 forum. Love it!

I'm 90% done with a '93 E34 M5 restoration and have captured everything here in a dedicated site for the car: https://m5ownerc.om .

[Jb325is]

Cool site! Just started going though it.

One thing though, what tire sizes are you running? The rears look much shorter than the fronts. This has always bothered my about both the e36 m3 and e34 m5, which in stock staggered form have shorter rear tires than fronts.

[matthugie]

Nice work and beautiful car! It's always good to see these being taken care of.

[E30NJ]

Haven't seen this thread for a while. Really nice work!

[EndreM]

Hey Brian! I just found your thread randomly. Hit me up if you want some europarts :)

[SpecRaceM5]

Cool site! Just started going though it.

One thing though, what tire sizes are you running? The rears look much shorter than the fronts. This has always bothered my about both the e36 m3 and e34 m5, which in stock staggered form have shorter rear tires than fronts.

I don't know if your question was refering to my car or dericksc but my car has 265/35R18 rear and 235/40R18 front. I didn't notice much profile difference but I never looked that closely. I'll let you know next time I'm out by the car.

Hey Brian! I just found your thread randomly. Hit me up if you want some europarts :)

Hey Endre! Haven't been on the forums much lately. Too busy working :(. I want to continue getting parts for the car again soon so I will let you know. Other than the climate control face in C*, I also am looking to get a euro lamp control module, rear fog light, some different column controls, and a few different wiring harnesses for reerse engineering. I'll let you know when I have money set asside though and we can go from there.

How did working on your E34 go by the way?

[Brandone34]

Beautiful e34 man. It's so clean

[SpecRaceM5]

Thank you!

[TimeMachinE30]

Details on how you polished the glass headlamps? The more I read the less I am sure.

[SpecRaceM5]

What are you unsure about?

[2mAn]

Hows the car holding up in SF?

[SpecRaceM5]

It's doing good. Need to do the front suspension when my tax money comes in. Maybe getting a set of GC Coilovers soon too. Love daily driving it but I need to get back on the engine parts buying.

[Jb325is]

I saw a guy on bimmerforums that just removed his GC's and was looking to sell, he was somewhere in Ca. You e34 is one of my favorites and really makes me miss all of mine :(